{"id":3084,"date":"2015-06-25T17:57:15","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T21:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/are-customer-or-regulatory-requirements-preventing-you-from-growing\/"},"modified":"2015-06-25T17:57:15","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T21:57:15","slug":"are-customer-or-regulatory-requirements-preventing-you-from-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/are-customer-or-regulatory-requirements-preventing-you-from-growing\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Customer or Regulatory Requirements Preventing You From Growing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/17\/Regulatory-Requirements-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-858 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/17\/Regulatory-Requirements-1-300x164.png\" alt=\"Regulatory-Requirements\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a>Securing new customers is not a straightforward task. How many\u00a0times have you negotiated a prospective contract to the finish line,\u00a0only to discover that you are missing a critical piece of software\u00a0necessary to obtain the new business? For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A medical device seller requires that you have end-to-end lot and\u00a0serial traceability functionality in the event of a recall.<\/li>\n<li>A large automotive manufacturer requires <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iqms.com\/products\/erp\/financial_mgmt\/edi_translator.html\" target=\"_blank\">EDI<\/a> in order to\u00a0communicate.<\/li>\n<li>A new prospect requires a very unique and specific labeling and\u00a0pallet structure in order to accept the goods you produce for\u00a0them.<\/li>\n<li>The automotive (TS), medical (FDA, 21 CFR Part 11) or ISO\u00a0certification you are struggling to obtain requires functionality\u00a0that your current software does not offer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You are not alone. Many manufacturers struggle to secure new\u00a0customers (and ultimately grow their business) because they lack\u00a0technical functionality found in a modern software system.\u00a0Whether it is because you own a legacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iqms.com\/products\/erp\/\" target=\"_blank\">ERP system<\/a> that is no longer\u00a0being supported, you operate with a cobbled together\u00a0combination of Excel spreadsheets and QuickBooks or your\u00a0software is too general or mis-purposed for manufacturing, in order\u00a0to land large, long-term customers, you need to consider upgrading<br \/>\nto a more modern ERP solution.<\/p>\n<p>Many ERP vendors try to sell best of breed ERP as the ultimate\u00a0solution. While integration of third-party programs into a core ERP\u00a0system can work, it won&#8217;t give you the end-to-end traceability and\u00a0visibility required by many customers and regulatory organizations.\u00a0Not to mention, the integration is typically fraught with challenges\u00a0such as duplicate data entry, information delays and silos, interface\u00a0issues and customization expenses.<\/p>\n<p>The key to solving the challenges above is a comprehensive ERP\u00a0solution. Comprehensive being the key word here. Comprehensive\u00a0ERP is an end-to-end solution that covers every aspect of your\u00a0business, from ERP to MES, MRP, financials, order management,\u00a0WMS, CRM and more. This single source system is what makes every\u00a0aspect of your business visible, traceable and incredibly efficient.<\/p>\n<h2>Customer and Regulatory Challenges Solved with Comprehensive ERP<\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at some of the customer and regulatory challenges that are solved with comprehensive ERP:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Serial and Lot Tracking:<\/strong> From the raw materials in your\u00a0warehouse, to the work center they were processed on, all\u00a0the way to the shipping truck, comprehensive serial and lot\u00a0tracking allows you to follow the lifecycle of every piece,\u00a0part, box and pallet in your company automatically.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Quality and Risk Management:<\/strong> Mitigate risk, adhere to\u00a0strict certification requirements and maintain customer\u00a0compliance requests with a suite of quality management\u00a0products, including certificates of conformance, document\u00a0control, SPC, quality audit, MRB, ECO, CAR and PLM found in\u00a0a native quality management system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Complicated Label Requirements:<\/strong> A comprehensive\u00a0labeling application with features specific to your\u00a0manufacturing industry can help you create\u00a0customer-specific labels with individualized barcodes, print\u00a0different sized or colored labels on the fly for quick part\u00a0identification and differentiation, handle multiple label\u00a0types (product, container, shipping and mix-load),\u00a0eliminate mismatched items, utilize label sequencing\u00a0capabilities and accurately print the correct label every\u00a0time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>EDI:<\/strong> With an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) module, you\u00a0can easily translate incoming files directly into your ERP\u00a0solution and then automatically generate outgoing files for\u00a0transfer back to your customers and suppliers. Embedded\u00a0EDI also automatically alerts you to any change in\u00a0deliverables, quantities or due dates, for up-to-the-minute\u00a0order accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>Customer or compliance challenges brought on from a lack of\u00a0modern software tools do not have to keep you from securing new\u00a0business. With a comprehensive ERP solution, you can wow\u00a0auditors and customers alike with your traceable and transparent\u00a0quality processes throughout your organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Securing new customers is not a straightforward task. How many\u00a0times have you negotiated a prospective contract to the finish line,\u00a0only to discover that you are missing a critical piece of software\u00a0necessary to obtain the new business? For example: A medical<\/p>\n... <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/are-customer-or-regulatory-requirements-preventing-you-from-growing\/\">Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":551,"featured_media":3085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,29,1],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-3084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-posts","category-erp-technology-and-automation","category-uncategorized","tag-qualityvalidation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/551"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3084\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/delmiaworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}